Game.



E. 'KOHLER.

GAME.

APPLICATION FLLEQ'SEPT. 1. 1917. I

1,6m396. PatentedMar. 26, 1918.

ATTORNEY entrance of the remaining PATTQT @ll ldlmldm ERNEST KOHLER, OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.

V GAME.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 191%.

Application filedseptember 1, 1917. Serial. No. 189,392.

' To all wlwm'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST Roi-1m n, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Alameda, in the county of Alameda and State of California, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsin games or puzzles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a game which requires considerable skill on the part of the player and comprehends the employment of a paddle provided with a. receiving chamber or pocket and a number of game pieces adapted to be placed on the paddle one at a time and introduced into the receiving chamber through a suitable opening, the shape of the paddle and game pieces being such as to render th s object exceedingly difiicult of attainment;

A-further object of the invention is to providea plurality of spherical game pieces adapted to be used in connection with the paddle, and toarrange within the receiving chamber of the paddle a plurality of stops to engage the game pieces as they are deposited therein, these stops preventing the game pieces from rolling about in the chamber and clogging up the opening leading thereto or otherwise interfering with the ieces.

With these and other object in view the invention consists in such details of arrangement, construction and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully pointed out in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings Figure 1 isa top plan view of'the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view.

As stated in the objects, the purpose of the present invention is to provide agame which requires the exercise of considerable skill on the part of the player or players and to this end comprehends in its preferred embodiment the employment of a paddle having a broad flat blade and provided with a pocket or receiving chamber preferably carried by the handle and adapted to receive a number of game 1 pieces. These game pieces are preferably made spherical in form so that they may be rolled about upon the upper surface of the paddle blade and by l strip is skilful manipulation of the paddle introduced into the receiving chamber thereof through a suitabl pening. The shape of the paddle and the size of the opening being such as to render exceedingly diliicult the attainment of this object thus requiring a certain amount of skill. on the part of the player nd adding to the interest and zest of the game.

Referring to the drawing 'for a more de tailed description. the numeral 1 indicates the broad flat blade of the paddle and 53 the handle. 'At a point near the blade 1 the handle is enlarged laterally to provide the widened surfaces or shoulders 3 thus leaving a narrow strip 4 between these shoulders or surfaces and the blade 1. An opening 5 i formed in this strip and in front of this opening is positioned a stop or abutment 6 which in the present instance consists simply of a screw fastened in the blade and provided with a semi-spherical head. The opening 5 communicates with the forward end of a pocket or receiving chamber 7 located beneath the handle 2, this pocket or chamber being formed by securing an oblong strip 8 to the under Side of the handle as shown. The central portion of this removed to provide an elongated opening corresponding in size and shape with an elongated recess 9 formed in the under side of the handle and is adapted to be positioned directly beneath said recess. The side and end pieces of this strip form the side and end walls of the pocket 7 and the lower portion of the pocket is closed by a bottom plate 10, which is provided on its upper surface with a series of notches 11 which notches are adapted to serve as stops to engage the spherical game pieces 12 when the latter are deposited in the chamber. The I nde ace of the blade 1 is beveled adjacent the forward end thereof for a purpose to be hereinafter set forth.

When playing the game five of the game pieces 12 are preferably employed, although this exact number is not essential and these pieces are placed upon the floor, table or other support. The beveled edge of the paddle is then placed directly in front of one of these pieces and a quick forward shove will cause the piece to roll upon the blade. The object then is to manipulate the paddle so as to cause the game piece to roll toward the opening 5 and thence into the chamber 7. Owing to the fact that the opening 5 is formed in the narrow portion l of the paddle and the presence of the stop 6,itv will be appreciated that considerable rented from clogging'up the opening 5 and interferingwith the entrance of the rem-aim ing pieces which when received in the chamber are likewise engaged with the remaining notches ll. Various rules can be promulgated to govern the playing of this game.

'. When only onepaddle is in use among a mum amount of time. vided with a paddle the contestants start at number of players each player is given a turnand the winner is the one who succeeds in depositing the entire number of game pieces in the receiving chamber inthe mini- Nhen each is prothe same time and the winner in this case will be the onewho first succeeds in depositing all of the game pieces in the receiving chamber.

From the foregoing it is thought that the use ofthe invention is clear, but I wish it to be understood that various changes may be resorted to in construction and arrangement providing that the same come within the scope of the appended claims and do not w departfrom the spirit of the invention.

I:claim l; A game, including a paddle provided with widened surfaces and equippedintermediate said surfaces with an opening and a receiving pocket'carried by said paddle and communicating with sa d opening.

,7 2., A game,;inclu ;ling a paddle provided with an opening, an. abutment posltloned n frame strip .to provide a receiving chamber communicating with said opening.

l. A game, including apaddle-provided with a handle and a broaclflat blade, said paddle having an opening therem,

dleprovided with a pocket communicating RVlth said opening, and a plurality of game said han- 7 pieces adapted to bedeposited in saidpocket. V

5. A game, including a paddle having a handlerand a large flat blade, said handle bcingenlarged laterally to provide a broad flat surface at a point spaced from saidblade and provided with an openingpositioned intermediate said enlarged surface and blade, areceiving chamber communicating V with said'opening and a plurality ofggame pieces adapted to be placed uponthe paddle and deposited in said chamber. 1

In testimony. whereofl afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. i

nn Esr-KonLEa;

Witnesses:

W. J. FISHER, h Mrs E. HOUSE. i

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